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Footloose

1984 · 107 min · Director: Herbert Ross ★ IMDb 6.6 · 103,583 ratings

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When teenager Ren and his family move from big-city Chicago to a small town in the West, he's in for a real case of culture shock after discovering he's living in a place where music and dancing are illegal.

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Emotional fingerprint

Footloose (1984) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Joy 30%, Excitement 25%, Humor 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

30%Joy
20%Humor
  1. Joy30%
  2. Humor20%
  3. Love15%

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Each viewer contributes one response, split equally across their selected emotions. When available, an automated estimate supplies a prior that is blended with those responses. Counts include distinct viewers, not automated estimates or archived anonymous votes. Fewer than 3 viewers is an early estimate; more responses do not guarantee certainty.

Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Joy, Excitement, Humor. Genres: Drama, Romance. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Joy, Excitement and Humor. Its IMDb rating of 6.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 68/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Hope
  • Joy

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Joy

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Hope

Tension
Hope
Joy
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then dips around 18 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionHopeJoy
2.5 %≈ 3′Joy47 %38 %10 %29 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Tension48 %40 %7 %22 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Humor44 %32 %5 %15 %
17.5 %≈ 19′Humor40 %30 %6 %12 %
22.5 %≈ 24′Tension47 %42 %11 %11 %
27.5 %≈ 29′Tension57 %54 %11 %11 %
32.5 %≈ 35′Tension53 %49 %10 %10 %
37.5 %≈ 40′Tension48 %42 %19 %11 %
42.5 %≈ 45′Tension50 %43 %24 %15 %
47.5 %≈ 51′Humor52 %43 %19 %16 %
52.5 %≈ 56′Sadness50 %39 %21 %13 %
57.5 %≈ 62′Hope52 %43 %25 %10 %
62.5 %≈ 67′Tension66 %58 %24 %8 %
67.5 %≈ 72′Sadness71 %59 %35 %7 %
72.5 %≈ 78′Hope68 %55 %44 %8 %
77.5 %≈ 83′Tension70 %50 %43 %10 %
82.5 %≈ 88′Hope69 %27 %48 %28 %
87.5 %≈ 94′Joy69 %23 %44 %49 %
92.5 %≈ 99′Tension72 %46 %36 %54 %
97.5 %≈ 104′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Man in a hole

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

John Lithgow

Rev. Shaw Moore

Dianne Wiest

Vi Moore

EG
Elizabeth Gorcey

JY
Jim Youngs

DD
Douglas Dirkson

Burlington Cranston

LM
Lynne Marta

Lulu

AR
Arthur Rosenberg

Wes

TS
Timothy Scott

Andy Beamis

AH
Alan Haufrect

Roger Dunbar

LM
Linda MacEwen

Eleanor Dunbar

KJ
Kim Jensen

Edna

MT
Michael Telmont

Travis

LG
Leo Geter

Rich

KK
Ken Kemp

Jeff

Details

Directed by
Herbert Ross
Written by
Dean Pitchford
Type
Movies
Released
1984
Runtime
107 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Drama, Romance
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.6 · 103,583 ratings
Feels mostly
Joy
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